“On July 26, 2016, at 2:13 p.m., counsel for petitioner filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. On July 26, 2016, at 2:23 p.m., counsel for petitioner filed a duplicate Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. For cause, it is

“ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, filed July 26, 2016, at 2:13 p.m., is granted in that RS and QD, are deemed withdrawn as petitioner’s counsel of record in this case.” Order, at p. 1. (Names omitted).

The duplicative motion is stricken, but I can speak from decades of experience that I have been in the situation when I just wanted to bail out, many a time and oft.

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